rhwd

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Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *rutu-,[1] as in the placename Rutupiae.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

rhwd m (plural rhydau)

  1. rust, corrosion
  2. (phytopathology) rust, rubigo
    Synonyms: y gawod goch, rhydni

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhwd rwd unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Eric P. Hamp (1966) “Roman British Rutupiae, Gaulish Rutuba”, in Études Celtiques‎, volume 11, page 413‒414
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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